Robert A. Barrette

Robert A. Barrette, 84, of Cheboygan, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013 at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey.A resident of Cheboygan for the past 23 years, moving from Roseville, Mich., Robert was born July 20, 1929 in Cheboygan, the son of Arthur and Rosalie (Rabideau) Barrette. Robert served in the U.S. Army in Korea during the Korean War, and on Aug. 18, 1951 in Detroit, he married Wilma Clark. He was employed as a chef at ARA Catering in Sterling Heights, which provided catering services to the Ford Motor Company, retiring in 1989 after 40 years of employment. Robert also enjoyed bowling, hunting and fishing.Surviving are his wife, Wilma; four children, Barbara (Santana Perry) Barrette of Warren, Garry (Ann) Barrette of Clinton Township, Cindy (Tony) Russo of St. Clair Shores and Christy (Sean) O'Grady of Billings, Montana; 12 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Russell Barrette of Cheboygan and Ronald Barrette of California; two sisters, Lorraine Hutt of Cheboygan and Joyce Jacques of Clinton Township; and many nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents; and three sisters, Ilene Danko, Irene Dempsey and twin sister, Barbara Barrette, in infancy.Visitation will be held today, Wednesday, July 24 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with a rosary beginning at 7 p.m., at the Nordman-Christian Funeral Home.The funeral mass will be celebrated on Thursday, July 25 at 11 a.m., with the family greeting friends beginning at 10 a.m., at St. Mary/St. Charles Catholic church. Rev. Joe Ortega will officiate, burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, or the American Heart Association.Online condolences may be made at www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com.

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